Pokemon and Cell Phone Use Could be Banned at the Panama Canal

Panama Canal administrator Jorge Quijano said Tuesday that authorities are studying “prohibiting” the use of cell phones while vessels are transiting the waterway to increase safety. “The excessive use of cell phones concerns us because they are becoming elements of distraction and that cannot be permitted here,” said Quijano after presenting to the accredited press in Panama a report on the newly-expanded waterway’s first month of operations. The administrator said that the restriction would apply not only to vessel transits, but rather to all operations at the Canal posing any risk for personnel or the safe passage of ships. He…